Wednesday, April 18, 2007

How to Get Things Done

A couple of years ago I tried the following excercise - In 30 minutes, write down as many things as I could about how to get things done.

This is far from a complete list, just what I could complete during my self imposed time limit, but I think it is pretty useful. I won't go into details in this post, but will probably follow up with additional posts in areas I think warrant it. In fact, one of my previous posts is an expansion on one of the items in this list - Priorities for Tough Decisions.

How to Get Things Done

Know your values, be consistent

Do you want to manage or do you want to do?

How much influence and responsibility do you want?

How much time are you willing to devote to work?

What makes you excited to come to work in the morning?

What do you expect from the people around you?

Know your strengths and play to them

Know your weaknesses and pick what needs to be improved and leverage the strengths of people around you

Know how you react when under pressure – what does ‘unbalanced’ feel like?

Recognize when it is happening so you can adjust your thinking and become effective again